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GREEN ON RED : HERE COME THE SNAKES & SCAPEGOATS |
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Label : Edsel Records Length : 74:43 Released : 1998 Originally released : 1989 (Here Come The Snakes) / 1991 (Scapegoats) Review for Here Come The Snakes (AllMusic) : Produced by Jim Dickinson and Joe Hardy, Dan Stuart and Chuck Prophet finally cracked the Memphis sound by steeping themselves in the environment and surrounding themselves with the musicians who made their name there. From the get-go, Prophet's guitar is the cornerstone to the Let It Bleed mood that fires this record from "Keith Can't Read" throughout, though it ends up with the very Neil Young-like "D.T. Blues." Review for Scapegoats (AllMusic) : By the time Scapegoats was recorded, Green On Red were like an alt country/cowpunk version of Steely Dan - the duo of songwriters Dan Stuart and Chuck Prophet roping in whoever they needed to make a record. On Scapegoats there are, for example, cameos by Sam Bush (mandolin) and Tony Joe White (harmonica). Al Kooper, who produced the album, plays keyboards throughout. While Scapegoats in not as highly regarded as its predecessor, Here Come The Snakes, there is plenty to recommend it. |